States of credit : size, power, and the development of European polities /
Stasavage, David.
Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The evolution and importance of public credit -- Representative assemblies in Europe, 1250-1750 -- Representation and credit in a broad sample of states -- Origins of city-states -- Three city-state experiences -- Three territorial state experiences -- Implications for state formation and development.
Debts, Public
Credit
Middle Ages.